The Demon Core Was Shattered by Rage!

"Um?"

Immediately, both Dong Grand Preceptor and the Black Marsh Patriarch, along with the Demon Core, extended their senses over the area, searching high and low for clues, but ultimately found nothing.

Yin Xiao'e's figure, her aura, and her emotional fluctuations left no trace.

"What happened? Where did she go? She's completely lifeless!"

For a moment, questions arose in their minds.

Could it be...?

Dong Grand Preceptor was, after all, a Grand Confucian. Although he had now embarked on the path of the extraordinary, his memories remained. Upon seeing this scene and recalling what had just happened, he suddenly gained some understanding.

"I understand now! I see! So that's how it is! In the Li Trigram, the six lines represent humans, gods, and demons, each corresponding to one line. The remaining two are: the second line, which is very auspicious, and the top line, which is without blame, indicating the absence of misfortune."

Thinking of this, he turned his gaze and looked at Qiu Yan.

"Now there is only one god who has not yet revealed the hexagram text. I want to see which one you are. If it is the hexagram of no blame, then there may not be much change. If it is the hexagram of good fortune, I'm afraid..." Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

The same thought occurred to Qiu Yan. However, knowing his own situation, Qiu Yan recalled his actions and guessed which hexagram the knotted Knot Cord in front of him represented.

"The ninth Li Trigram: The Wang Yong to war, and if he rewards the enemy and kills their chieftain, there will be no blame. This hexagram speaks of going to war, rewarding the general and killing the enemy chieftain. If he does it just right, there will be no disaster, neither good nor bad. If the rewards and punishments are appropriate, it means he treats his own people well. Leading the Lianxi Tribe can be considered as such. As for slaughtering the enemy, that has already been done. In this way, it is very likely that it corresponds to the ninth line of the Li Trigram."

As his thoughts gradually became clearer, Qiu Yan immediately realized the choice he was about to face.

"The best-case scenario after obtaining this divination is to leave this place silently, like the Metropolitan City God, but..."

As he pondered, he turned to look at the Eight-Character Ancient Seal Inscription not far away. His gaze swept over the characters, and he pondered their meaning in his mind. Suddenly, a flash of Spiritual Light struck him.

"Human Fire is called fire, Heavenly Fire is called disaster. Human Fire, Heavenly Fire, disaster..."

Several images suddenly flashed through his mind. One was the scene of the Lianxi Tribe dancing around the campfire. Then the scene changed to intense Earthfire, Earthfire and burning fiercely, which even a great demon could not withstand.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan's eyes lit up, and he felt as if he had suddenly understood something. Then, he sat cross-legged in mid-air, opened his mouth and spat out a fragment of a bamboo slip, which landed in his hand that had just been restored.

Then, he raised his hand and waved it, and the fragments of the bamboo slips unfolded, from which flew out one illusory character after another, also in seal script, arranged to form the writings of Sage.

As soon as the article flew out, it spun in mid-air, and the Knot Cord beside it did not react at all, making no attempt to stop it. This left Dong Grand Preceptor and the others astonished. But before they could react, the article flew out like a bolt of lightning, carrying with it the hidden thoughts that successfully bypassed the Knot Cord and went straight to the Eight-Character Ancient Seal Inscription!

"What's going on? I tried all sorts of methods, but I couldn't get around the Knot Cord in front of me. As soon as I moved, the Knot Cord would react, and I still fell for it. How come this Min Yuan Lesser God has a way to not disturb the Knot Cord?"

Seeing this, Shi Jianhui, whose body was entangled with the Demon Core Shi Jianhui, showed surprise. Due to the surprise, his body swelled up and transformed into a phantom face. His eyes, half real and half illusory, stared intently at the Eight-Character Ancient Seal Inscription and the text beside it.

"Yes, this is only temporary. Next, he will, like me, unknowingly trigger the Knot Cord and reveal his destiny..."

Shi Jianhui was pondering this, suddenly, the Eight-Character Ancient Seal Inscription vibrated, and it actually resonated faintly with the flying text. A thought flew out from the text, and then the thought exploded!

Whoosh!

In the midst of his fragmented thoughts, Qiu Yan's understanding of campfires and Stove Fire, as well as his knowledge of Earthfire and Thunderfire, manifested without any hindrance, along with the Eight-Character Ancient Seal Inscription!

The next moment, eight words trembled, and a voice as innocent as a child's came from within—

"There's such a method? The old man never mentioned it before. It's truly remarkable. Although it's not an auspicious hexagram, it has at least triggered an enlightenment related to the fire of Celestial Person and man..."

Before these words had even finished, the Eight-Character Ancient Seal Inscription script trembled, and the eight characters flowed in turn before finally flying towards Qiu Yan!

"What's going on?!"

Upon hearing this, not only Shi Jianhui, who was entangled in the Demon Core, but even the Black Marsh Patriarch showed surprise. In contrast, Dong Grand Preceptor remained relatively calm, though his expression grew increasingly somber. His gaze toward Qiu Yan contained resentment, jealousy, and a mixture of admiration and eagerness.

"The great cause of restoring the kingdom requires accumulation, but it needs talent even more. Treasures are precious, but talent is even rarer. I underestimated this deity before, but it's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost. His rank is not high now, but as long as I show sincerity, I might be able to move him. Then... hmm?"

As he was still thinking, he suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if his entire body was rising up, and the white light in his vision became even more intense.

A sudden realization dawned on him. The former Grand Tutor glanced at Qiu Yan, and then the scenery before him changed. It was no longer a bright white light, but a mountain forest and swamp.

"That former Grand Tutor of the Central Plains has also disappeared?"

Noticing the disappearance of Dong Grand Preceptor, the Black Marsh Patriarch narrowed his eyes slightly, a look of surprise and doubt flashing in his eyes. He wanted to remind Shi Jianhui, but when his senses enveloped her, he found that Shi Jianhui seemed to have transformed into a ball of raging fire!

Combustion!

Shi Jianhui's life force was faintly burning, and the illusory face formed by her life force was twisted and deformed!

She watched as the Eight-Character Ancient Seal Inscription flew to Qiu Yan's side, hovering and spinning. The resentment and anger in her heart, if they could transform into a colossal dragon, could probably swallow up a vast forest!

Struggle!

The Demon Core struggled desperately, trying to break free from the white light and seize the Eight-Character Ancient Seal Inscription, but it was destined to be in vain. Even if it tried to drive its Martial Dao Will, it would be difficult to do so. The True Essence within the Demon Core boiled and swelled, but could not be released. Instead, it caused the entire pill to tremble violently.

As for the three orbs of divine power, they were completely suppressed by the white light and could not move!

"This Sages' Legacy was originally mine, so why has it come to this? He was merely a Lesser God of the Min Yuan realm..."

Looking back on his journey to the Land of the Divine Remains, he was determined to succeed. At the beginning, everything was under control, but Qiu Yan's appearance caused the entire plan to fail!

Not only that, Shi Jianhui's reincarnated human body and his past life demon body were destroyed one after another by the other party. Even the Dao Embryo Life Cultivation Demon Core, which he had cultivated for seven hundred years to achieve, developed cracks and showed signs of collapse!

Now, the Sages' Legacy they had painstakingly sought to obtain is about to fall into the other side's hands.

Just as Shi Jianhui was thinking of this, she saw Qiu Yan raise his hand and grab the Eight-Character Ancient Seal Inscription in his hand!

"No!"

A scream suddenly erupted from within the Demon Core!

Human body destroyed, demon body annihilated, Demon Core shattered. In the end, even the Sages' Legacy fell into Qiu Yan's hands. The resentment and anger in his heart could no longer be quelled!

Snap!

With a crisp crack, fueled by rage, the Demon Core shattered!

It instantly split into several pieces, from which crimson True Essence gushed forth. If not for the suppression by the white light, it would likely have spread to the surrounding area.

Upon seeing this, the Black Marsh Patriarch's eyes widened.

The mighty Mountain-Passing Great King actually shattered a Demon Core with his anger!

Moreover, within Shi Jianhui's soul, the soul that had solidified into a forest also ignited. A shadowy figure had somehow invaded the soul, releasing intense negative emotions. These emotions transformed into Heart Fire, scorching the soul!

"Ah!!!"

A scream rang out, and the burning earth spirit and shattered Demon Core were slowly swallowed up by the mengmeng white light and quickly disappeared without a trace.

Upon seeing this, the Black Marsh Patriarch was taken aback, then sighed, his aura of vicissitudes growing stronger. Finally, he shook his head and slowly dissipated, disappearing into the white light.

Throughout the entire process, Qiu Yan coldly stared at the Demon Core until it disappeared into the white light, at which point he slowly withdrew it.

At that moment, a child's voice came from his hand—

"How pitiful! A perfectly good Demon Core, yet he's driven himself to madness. Hundreds of years of cultivation have been wasted, and with the life force ignited and a deep-seated Heart Demon planted, he's likely to lose his life."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yan lowered his head and looked at his hand.

The Eight-Character Ancient Seal Inscription flowed like water in his hands, and the words he had just uttered were clearly from them.

Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes and suddenly spoke, "Judging from what you're saying, it seems that forming a pill is extremely difficult, taking hundreds of years. I wonder how many more days that demon will be able to live after this explosion?"

"Demon Core is Dao Embryo, containing Qi Soul, blood, and spirit, forming a perfect whole. Only then is it qualified to seek the Dao and attain immortality. According to those Daoist priests, 'Swallowing a Golden Core means my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens'—that's the beginning of carefree existence. However, demons are different from humans; they have few Cultivation Method and their advancement is difficult. To refine Demon Core, one must put in several times more effort than a human. Otherwise, why would they bother cultivating human form? As for that monster just now..."

This passage was transmitted from Ancient Seal Script and was spoken by Qiu Yan.

"Wait, something's not right!"

Suddenly, the childish voice called out, paused, and then changed its tone. "You cunning deity, how dare you try to trick me! What I've said isn't exactly a secret, but according to the Daoist priests who occupied this place back then, it's part of the Daoist Sect tradition. Besides, I'm of extraordinary status, every word of mine is worth a thousand pieces of gold. I've told you so much, it's worth at least ten thousand taels of gold, so hurry up and pay me!"

Hearing this, Qiu Yan was neither surprised nor angry, but simply said, "Since that's the case, you should at least reveal your identity and show yourself, otherwise it would be suspected of deception."

As soon as he finished speaking, a childish voice said, "Reveal yourself? I'm right here in your hands!"